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Summary: Fokstugu to Hjerkinn. 21.5 km (phone) or 24 km (book). Windy. I went to bed at 9:30pm last night and slept until 7am this morning. That was great! We’ve been walking for 21 days…that’s 3 weeks solid. Wow. My legs felt great this morning after two days of under 14km, but they are tiredContinue reading “July 18. Day 21 Walking.”

Summary: 12.1 km, 575 m elevation (by my phone). Cloudy with some sun during first part of day. Then overcast with dark clouds. Very windy through the pass. Budsjord to Fokstugu. We were served a beautiful breakfast with homemade jams (strawberry and rhubarb), breads, and yogurt. Elizabeth, the woman who hosted us at Budsjord, toldContinue reading “July 17. Day 20 Walking.”

Summary: rest day. 14.3 km 450 m elevation gain. Clear skies in morning, and some cloud and wind in afternoon. Dovreskogen to Budsjord. 7:30 wake up, stretch and breakfast 9:15 leave cabin My body, made of the same minerals I walk upon along these roads and across these fields and through these forests, resists theContinue reading “July 16. Day 19 Walking.”

Summary: Otta to Dovreskogen. 24.6 km, 411 m elevation gain. Sun with some clouds. By evening, no clouds. 7:20 am wake. Things are waking me between 4-5am (dreams, flies, aches) but I am always able to sleep again. The aches were softer last night. Good sign? 7:45 am breakfast and pack lunch (great food atContinue reading “July 15. Day 18 Walking.”

Summary: Kvam to Otta. 21.3 km, 720 m gain (3 major ups and down). Overcast all day, with rain for about an hour between 3-4 pm. 4:20-4:55 am: flies. There were two flies in our room last night. At 4:20 am, one fly woke me up, buzzing around my head. I got up to swatContinue reading “July 14. Day 17 Walking.”

Summary: 23 km, 600m elevation gain according to my phone (but it felt like way more!) We reached the half way in days and kms today! 7:50 am wake-up. Such a great sleep! We ordered sheets and a duvet (as we have done in places with the option rather than use our sleeping bag liners).Continue reading “July 13. Day 16 Walking.”

27.5 km, 361 floors (1083 m). 7:30 breakfast 8:30 start walking Cool morning with clear sky and sun. A detour due to construction started the day. 8.5 km We visited a stavkirke. The smell of the wood in the sun was amazing!! The door to the church was incredible! 10 km noon 12 km Ringebu.Continue reading “July 12. Day 15 Walking.”

7 am-ish wake up. Another disturbing dream involving students and my role as a teacher. Three students didn’t show up for a gathering time, so I went out in the forested area, where we were hosting the event, to look for them. As I began, a man with his hand severed at the wrist andContinue reading “July 11. Day 14 Walking.”

7am wake-up. Restful sleep. A bug bite on my heel from a take-off-the-socks break yesterday is super itchy this morning, and swollen. Sore knees. Ooof. Let’s go! Stretches and packing. 8am breakfast and pack lunch from breakfast buffet. Thankfully, the Norwegians eat sandwich things for breakfast. 9am start walking. My left foot was wet withinContinue reading “July 10. Day 13 Walking.”

7am wake-up. I am having disturbing dreams. They are often stressful. Some are about work (usually about not being heard or having absolutely no class management) and also odd encounters with people from my past. I wake up feeling unsettled. Weird and stressful dreams and aching muscles don’t make for a solid night’s sleep. 9amContinue reading “July 9. Day 12 Walking.”